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petrific

/pəˈtɹɪf.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pet-rif-ic
IPA
/pəˈtɹɪf.ɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From post-classical Latin petrificus (13th c.), from petra (“rock, stone”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more petrific (comparative) most petrific (superlative)

Rhymes With

specific scientific pacific terrific horrific prolific honorific hieroglyphic calorific soporific unspecific transpacific

Questions

How do you pronounce petrific?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɹɪf.ɪk/.
What does petrific mean?
Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive.
Where does petrific come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce petrific

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